A couple of years ago,
world-renowned illusionist David Copperfield
visited China and repeatedly had his audience
fallen under his spell with his spectacular
stunts. But not all of the local people are
impressed by the imported feat. "His
stuff is just plain fake," some kung fu
men openly snubbed.
As Copperfield was
performing at the grand Beijing Capital
Gymnasium, in a humble suburban park, Mr.
Zhou Liang, a martial arts master, challenged
the King of the Magic with his Bone
Compression Gong and Turtle Breath Gong. He
freed himself from a rope wrapped tightly
around him by shrinking his body, and he let
audience bury him under the earth for a
lengthy period.
It is one of the rare
occasions when China’s top kung fu masters
come out to publicly demonstrate their
legendary exploits.
But it's not the first
time, and it’s certainly not the last time.
On 22 May this year, a man named Wu Xizi once
again executed the extraordinary kung fu of
Bone Compression in public before the
building of Nanjing TV Station.
He’s only 23
year-old, 1.71 metres tall and weighted 67
kilograms. The following photos show how he
crammed himself into a box that is just 60 cm
long, 30 cm wide and 40 cm high. ..
